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Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
Suzy can’t read. When called by her teacher to read in front of the class, she is terrified. It doesn’t help that several of her classmates start laughing at her. In Linda Cansler Colasanti’s Suzy The Struggling Reader, Suzy loves school and wants to be able to read, but she can’t and she doesn’t understand why. Following a tearful after-school time spent in her backyard, Suzy goes inside for supper and confesses to her mother. She discovers that not only did her mother have difficulty learning to read, but so did a lot of other people, including some famous people like Walt Disney. Her condition is called dyslexia.
Linda Cansler Colasanti’s picture book, Suzy The Struggling Reader: A Story About Dyslexia, addresses a common condition that affects so many people. Told in simple language, the plot follows young Suzy as she struggles with her inability to read and the embarrassment it causes her at school. The illustrations are subtle, almost calming as they add to the plot development. The gentle, comforting way Suzy’s mother explains things gives the little girl hope that all is not lost and that she can learn to read and fit in, and once again enjoy school. As well as educating young readers about this almost invisible disability, the story provides hope and encouragement for those who struggle with reading challenges. Suzy, and others struggling to read, don’t have to hide their problems as there are ways they can learn to read and fit into the education system comfortably. Beautifully told.
